A child was removed by SRS, what can we expect?

For some circumstances involving my granddaughter’s boyfriend that I don’t want to explain, my granddaughter had her son removed by SRS. It just happened and the whole situation is overwhelming. I have read a little about the process but would like an explanation of what we can expect. When Social and Rehabilitative Services (SRS) removes children from a home due to a concern with the care offered to the children, lawyers refer to these situations as Child in Need of Care (CINC) cases. CINC cases […]

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Child in need of care

My daughter has a three-year-old child. She is not married to the father. In fact, the father is currently in jail and is frequently in jail for various reasons. He is a very poor example for his child to say the least. My daughter actually is not a whole lot better. She is also young and immature. She frequently parties and I suspect that she occasionally abuses drugs. She brings people around my grandchild that are very questionable people. I often watch my grandchild while […]

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Can she restore parent rights?

A few years ago my niece gave her three kids up for adoption. Her kids had originally been taken out of her home because of concerns of drug use and the cleanliness of her home I believe. She has since changed her life and wants her kids back. What are the chances of her reversing her voluntary relinquishment of parental rights? She says she didn’t really understand everything when this happened and felt pressured to do it. It is generally very difficult to set aside […]

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Mother seeks Legal Eagle’s advice on child support

What action can be taken by a single mother of three minors (divorced two years), when ex-husband/father is currently four months behind in child support? The father does not have a paycheck from an employer. Child support has been paid sporadically. The answer to this question somewhat depends on the nature of the paperwork filed during your divorce and the circumstances that may have changed since that time. It is possible your divorce was completed with only an oral agreement regarding child support. This seems […]

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